Central Warwickshire Villages LEADER Programme

Update Workshop at Garden Organic

Date: 9th December 2008
Time: 19:00-21:00

This workshop will be of interest to all community and parish groups who work in Rural Warwick District and Rugby Borough. It will discuss progress with the development of the local LEADER programme which aims to fund projects that bring together rural parishes. The themes chosen to do this include horticultural (growing) projects, art projects and projects that link villagers with rural industries. We are looking for projects on these themes that also stimulate economic activity in villages and promote the use of services in rural areas. This workshop will inform community groups about the current position, how they can get involved, either with their own projects or as part of the Local Action (steering) Group.

Aims of the workshop:

1)    to inform and update community and parish groups about the Central Warwickshire Villages LEADER programme
2)    to explain how they can be involved in and influence the programme.
3)    to discuss develop new ideas for practical community projects that can be taken forwards

Agenda:

19:00    Arrival, Tea and Coffee
19:15    Welcome (John Ridgley, Chair of LAG)
19:25    LEADER programmes in the West Midlands (Andy Smith, WCC)
19:35    Central Warwickshire Villages LEADER. Where we are (including programme structure and project ideas). (Gareth Davies, Garden Organic)
20:00    Workshops on project ideas and developing projects (LAG team)
20:40    Summary of workshop sessions and next steps (Gareth Davies)
21:00    Departure

Please register if you are intending to come to this free event or if you want more details. Contact Gareth Davies at Garden Organic on 024 7621 7741 or email ideas@warwickshireleader.net

Getting to the meeting:

Garden Organic Ryton is located five miles south east of Coventry off the A45. There are white on brown tourist signs to watch for as you approach us. Please note that despite our postal address we are not actually in the village of Ryton on Dunsmore, we are on the outskirts of the village of Wolston. If you are using sat nav. the postcode is CV8 3LG